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Autism is a developmental disorder that negatively affects a person's ability to communicate verbally, nonverbally and gesturally and inhibits their capability of imaginative self-play (Whetherby, 2006). The purpose of this study was to work with children and adolescents with autism using various art therapy interventions to discover which techniques improved self expression as well as communication skills and abilities. This study was done in a 5 week summer camp setting with children and adolescents who varied in their placement on the autism spectrum and had a wide range of functioning abilities. These interventions included many different variations of media and were designed to incorporate each of the camp's weekly themes while still attempting to evoke the most self expression as possible from the clients. Many interventions were found to improve self expression, communication, and production of original artwork while allowing for alterations to be made to accommodate clients with sensory aversions and varied amounts of functioning. |
